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$ stat 15+ years building | 1000+ systems shipped | 3 u.s. patents | 4 companies founded

## projects

$ git log --oneline --all
63fbb172026-presentBulletproof.sh — Ctrl[+]
14ea9bf2023-presentKara Connect[+]
5fc6e402020-2023Evoca TV / Edge Networks[+]
560c54c2019-presentFifth Gear Technologies[+]
2f18aef2016-2026Nike — A Decade of Retail Innovation[+]
142bb602024-2025OpenAI — Interactive AI Exhibit[+]
4502cb42024Ouster — Real-Time LiDAR Spatial Intelligence[+]
15bdfeb2010-2013Shin-Etsu — Factory Automation[+]
64025862020-2022Converse By You 3D[+]
56d85d32025AI Measure Tool[+]
761f41a2025Algorithmic Trading Platform[+]

## career

KrashidBuiltPrincipal / Founder[active]
2011-present / Portland, OR / Reykjavik, Iceland

Technology agency for companies where hardware meets software. Building production systems, embedded firmware, cloud platforms, mobile apps, and AI. Primary clients include Nike, OpenAI, Google, Amazon, and Converse.

-30+ enterprise clients including Nike, OpenAI, Google, Amazon
-Nike: a decade of retail innovation — Hyperlive/Rise platform runs every store globally, zero incidents
-OpenAI: built a custom AI operating system with machine vision pipeline and modular AI assistants
-Ouster: real-time LiDAR object tracking for retail — GDPR-compliant spatial intelligence
TypeScriptGoPythonC#ReactAWSWebGLUnitySwift
Kara ConnectCTO[active]
2023-present / Reykjavik, Iceland

Digital healthcare platform connecting individuals with mental health professionals across European markets. Regulated healthcare environment (GDPR + Iceland data protection). Took over as CTO, rebuilt the platform, doubled the team, and built an AI recommendation engine.

-Hundreds of thousands of users served across European healthcare markets
-Built Cortex AI — GPT-powered recommendation engine with multilingual support and crisis detection
-Modernized legacy Python monolith to 103 interconnected TypeScript systems
-Established AI-augmented engineering: 18 specialist agents, 30+ automated workflows
TypeScriptPythonAWSDynamoDBSQSEventBridgeCDKFastifyReactOpenAIKeycloak
Fifth Gear TechnologiesPrincipal Engineer[active]
2019-present / Remote

Brought in when their team couldn't deliver. Built an 8-product SaaS suite for the countertop fabrication industry — digitizing workflows from label printing to CAD to inventory management.

-8 products: SPEEDlabel, SPEEDsnip, SPEEDscrap, SPEEDlink, SPEEDfolder, SPEEDcad, SPEEDinventory, SPEEDpit
-100+ repos across 3 GitHub organizations
-Full Moraware ERP integration
-Cross-platform: web, desktop (Electron), mobile (React Native)
TypeScriptReactReact NativeC#ElectronAWSCDK
Bulletproof.shFounder[active]
2026-present / Reykjavik, Iceland

AI agent developer tools. Flagship product Ctrl is a pixel art office where AI coding agents come to life as animated characters — typing when writing code, reading when searching files, waiting when they need attention.

-Built VS Code extension and standalone web app
-Live activity tracking via JSONL transcript parsing
-Sub-agent visualization, external agent scanning, tmux integration
TypeScriptVS Code Extension APIWebGL/CanvasAWS CDKGitHub Actions
Gojira CollectiveFounder[active]
2019-present / Reykjavik, Iceland

Exotic car import/export business. Sourcing, buying, and moving high-end and rare vehicles across international markets.

-International import/export logistics across multiple markets
Edge Networks / Evoca TVFounder / CTO
2020-2023 / Remote

Built the complete technology stack for an ATSC 3.0 low-power broadcast TV platform — from custom Linux set-top boxes and Go DRM proxies to cloud services and mobile apps.

-3 U.S. patents for the only dual OTA + OTT Emergency Alert System in broadcast — real device-level analytics where every other broadcaster has zero
-Invented NVOD — movies delivered over the air with no internet, passively stored on devices
-VEWD quoted 6 months and $150k for the VOD app — I built it over a weekend
-Custom Buildroot Linux on Broadcom BCM7445, kernel modifications, AVS/DVFS power management, Go firmware with 12 remote command types
Node.jsGoKotlinCC++PythonBuildrootAWSMQTTBLE
Enjoy the WeatherDirector of Technology
2016-2020 / Portland, OR

Led technology across a creative agency serving Nike, Converse, Sonos, TEDxPortland, and others. Responsible for technical strategy, team leadership, and delivery across all client engagements.

-Led engineering for Nike By You 3D, Nike Rise, Nike AR, and more
-Built and managed engineering team
-Established reusable frameworks and tooling across projects
JavaScriptReactNode.jsWebGLUnityiOSAWSDockerKubernetes
DevelopmentNowPrincipal Engineer → Director of Technology
2013-2016 / Portland, OR

Engineering agency working with Nike, Google, Facebook, Adidas, Nautilus, and Heartland. Grew from engineer to Director of Technology.

-Google Home IoT prototyping
-Facebook Oculus VR development
-Nautilus connected fitness platform (AI coaching, BLE)
JavaScriptJavaAndroidiOSBLENode.js
Shin-EtsuSoftware Developer → Automation Specialist
2010-2013 / Vancouver, WA

Built the entire process control system for a semiconductor manufacturing facility. 7-axis robotic arm automation, legacy equipment bridging, real-time monitoring across billions of manufacturing records, and factory dashboards. Saved millions vs vendor modernization quotes. Systems still running 13+ years later.

-7-axis robotic arm motion control and safety logic
-Bridged 1980s-90s legacy robots to modern infrastructure via event listeners, network interception, and protocol adapters
-Billions of records — quality anomaly detection, tool drift analysis, shift productivity, automation failure tracking
-Replaced what vendors quoted at millions with custom software
-Systems still in production 13+ years later
CC#.NETSQLASP.NETAHKPHPShell

## clients

$ ls -1 ./clients/
Nike
OpenAI
Google
Amazon
Shin-Etsu
Kara Connect
Converse
Adidas
Sonos
Nixon
Daimler
Ouster
Zero Motorcycles
Evoca TV
Fifth Gear Technologies
Nautilus

## patents

US-11765440-B12023
Emergency Alert System — dual OTA + OTT delivery with device-level analytics
domain: Emergency Alert Systems / ATSC 3.0 via: Edge Networks / Evoca TV
US-11763666-B12023
Emergency Alert System — dual OTA + OTT delivery with device-level analytics
domain: Emergency Alert Systems / ATSC 3.0 via: Edge Networks / Evoca TV
US-11750857-B12023
Emergency Alert System — dual OTA + OTT delivery with device-level analytics
domain: Emergency Alert Systems / ATSC 3.0 via: Edge Networks / Evoca TV

## contact

emailben@kauffman.aigithubbenkauffmanphone
+354 837 8574
+1 (360) 909-0203
location
Reykjavik, Iceland
(stateside in Jun)
timezoneGMT+0 (Iceland)
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